Angiogenesis and portal-systemic collaterals in portal hypertension

In patients with advanced liver disease with portal hypertension, portal-systemic collaterals contribute to circulatory disturbance, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension. Angiogenesis has a pivotal role in the formatio...

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Main Authors: Juan Cristóbal Gana, Carolina A. Serrano, Simon C. Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119306490